It’s appropriate for Canton council to establish living wage

The letter “What business is it of City Council to dictate pay scale to employers?” (Dec. 4) spews the right-wing propaganda of how this country should be run.

I do not know its writer; I do know of Allen Schulman. He has been the voice of the less fortunate.

It is the business of Canton City Council members to enter into the affairs that benefit their constituents; that’s their job.

That’s what right-wingers do when somebody tries to seek fairness for working people: “They are socialistic.”

We don’t need a minimum wage. What we need is a living wage.

The letter talks about distribution of wealth from prosperous people. The wealth that the upper 1 percent has been receiving since the conception of trickle-down theory has been taken from the working class, through bankruptcies, hostile takeovers, changing anti-trust laws, loss of pensions and health care.

Talk to the people of Massillon, Canton and Lorain. Ask them how much in pensions they received, where their health care benefits went. I will tell you, right into the pockets of the CEOs when they got their golden parachutes.

Why doesn’t the right wing talk about corporate welfare? Why should we subsidize all these corporations that are making billions of dollars?

Are corporations people? When has anyone seen a corporation bleed or hold an infantry rifle?

As for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., it may as well put the Chinese flag on top of its building.

I want my country back — back from the people who have tried their same old tired trickle-down, right-wing agenda that hasn’t worked in the last 50 years. It’s time to try something new.